Water was warm so no wetsuits. I started in the front of wave 2 just to see what would happen. People started passing me but I tried to go hard. I eventually found TJ swimming just in front of my so I tried to stay on his feet. I lost him and started going off course. It felt like I was going hard and I had to breath more frequently. I went off course constantly.

Stay on course more. Swim more leading up to the race. Learn how to draft.

Fast transition. I felt heavy coming out of the water but I kept speeding up. I threw on my helmet and sunglasses and ran with my bike. Mounting went well.

Nothing.

Course had some rollers. I immediately got up to around 200watts and held that. I passed many people and only got passed once. It was hot so I started pounding water which was probably a bad idea. I hunted people down and raced hard. That's probably why my run was slow.

Bike more. I raced hard. I am proud of my bike split but it might have hindered my run.

Super fast transition. Everything went smooth.

Nothing.

I felt slow right from the start. The long hill at the beginning was very difficult. It took me until mile 2 to finally get my legs. I wasn't happy because I knew I was running slow. I could also feel some GI issue trying to crop up. I was really hoping for a sub 20. Guess not. I crushed the last mile though which crushed my stomach.

Drink less on the bike. Bike more. Run speedwork?

TJ wanted to do a cooldown run so I humored him. We ran too hard for too long. All I wanted to do was sit down and let my stomach cool down.


Training in the few weeks leading up to the race. Life got in the way too many times.


RunningFit puts on awesome races! Plenty of volunteers and enthusiastic people to make for a great environment. I'm excited for the rest of the series.